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- 05
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- 2012
Ski Magazines Bestow 6 Awards on Scarpa Alpine Touring Ski Boots and Telemark Ski Boots for 2012 and 2013
As the northern hemisphere starts ramping up for the 2012/13 winter, Scarpa Alpine Touring and Telemark ski boots have won six awards from the premier ski and outdoor magazines.
The new Maestrale RS and its women’s counterpart, the Gea RS earned an Editor’s Choice Award from Backcountry Magazine, an Official Ski Test Selection Award from Skiing Magazine, and a Skier’s Choice Award from Powder Magazine. Central to these awards is the ability of the Scarpa Maestrale RS and Gea RS to balance light weight (1570g per boot), ankle flexibility for touring (39 degrees, the most in class outside of randonee racing-style boots like the Scarpa Alien) with downhill performance once locked into ski mode (a true 120 alpine flex index).
“The Maestrale RS straddles the inbounds/out-of-bounds fence as well if not better than any boot on the market,” Skiing Magazine wrote in giving the boot its new Verified stamp of approval. “It isn’t the lightest, stiffest, or most walkable, but it gets high marks in every category. For those who spend more time outside of the gates than in—but who still want alpine performance—this boot is a no-brainer.”
Backcountry Magazine's editors commented that the Maestrale RS was “An alpha male boot with a weight-to-power ratio that will keep you at the front of the pack heading up or down,” and that “If you split your time 50/50 between resort and bc tours, the Maestrale RS is the ideal one-and-done boot.” We’d agree with that assessment, except for that alpha male part. The Gea RS is all alpha female!
Scarpa's tech binding-compatible sidecountry boot, the Mobe won Powder Magazine's Skier’s Choice Award while Backcountry Magazine named SCARPA’s Alien AT boot winner of its Editor’s Choice Snow Award. Backpacker editors took the Alien, designed first and foremost for randonee racing, on a five-day backcountry tour. They were impressed with the Alien’s versatility as an extremely light touring boot, and with its unique shell design and materials, including integration of the Boa closure system.
“One of our main ski-boot testers didn’t believe the single-buckle Alien could cut it on a five-day, yurt-based backcountry tour. Understandable, seeing as they’re more like high-top trail shoes (with tech-binding compatibility) than any AT boot we’ve ever tested. But her fears were unfounded. The innovative design weighs in at just 1400g per pair—half of what standard AT models weigh—without gutting critical support and control.”
The telemark department did not miss out with Backcountry Magazine awarding Editor’s Choice to the new Terminator X, SCARPA’s most tour-friendly NTN binding-compatible boot.
If you like the sound of these awards and want to know when and where the boots will be available in Australia for Winter 2013, feel free to contact us on 1300 784 266 or via email at sales@outdooragencies.com.au
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